Hi, I'm having a problem with my shutter binding when I open of close. Everything is aligned, does anyone have a fix for this issue?

I finally got time to take some pictures.

Also, here is the "slidy" take I used to smooth the panel sliding :

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00823JDIW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Shutter closed, the smaller wheel still block the shutter as expected :

Shutter open :

Front wheel with extra washers shutter closed

Close up of the washer stack using one of the small washer from the Spacers kit :

Slidy tape (I added some in other places but this made the most significant improvement) :

Roy, when you say binding are you referring to the motor turning but not advancing along the track, skipping in place, or stopping?

There is a tension plate directly behind the motor gear that can be moved via a hex set screw.

Unfortunately to access the set screw the motor assembly has to be removed from the shutter.

I had countless issue with the shutters.

First, as Steve says, try to get the tension plate to keep the track in contact... but not too much or it'll bind.

I also remove the shutter retention kit, it was pushing to hard on the shutters panel creating additional friction .. and binding.

I also replace the back wheel with smaller one and put a skateboard ball bearing spacer between the dome and the wheel so that when both panel are on top of each other they don't bind.

I also added a fair amount of "teflon" tape along he seams of the dome and between the 2 shutter panels.

It is now a lot better.

But I would say the whole shutter assembly is not very satisfying when that's the only thing protecting the equipment if it starts to rain and has to close.. if binding happens at that moment ... it could be catastrophic.

Rodolphe

I'll take some picture tomorrow.

With the bad air outside due to the large fire in California, I haven't had a change to take close up picture of the smaller wheel and other things.

Hopefully I can get some for you soon.

Hi Steven, as said in the other post, I'm in the Bay Area, north of Berkeley.

The wheel are indeed the one outisde on the top of the dome.

I changed the back one for these : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072LXGJ2B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and added a spacer so it goes : dome + washer + spacer + washer + wheel+washer+screw.

These are the spacers I used : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PV15PMQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So I only used 2, with the new wheel , on the back.

On the front wheel I thin I have 4 washers or the wheel press too hard on the shutter and cause more binding.

For me the shutter retention kit was pressing to hard on the shutter in some places when closing (and sometimes when opening).

I plan on putting a tarp on top with these strap to retain the dome when there is a storm in the forecast : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YQ58Q9D/?coliid=I18SK3SYPOKG6C&colid=H2JUHQKQJ7I8&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

As I have a square structure I can have these hooks in the bottom corner to attache the strap to : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0785Z66ZC/?coliid=I1C1340H9UBM37&colid=H2JUHQKQJ7I8&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Rodolphe

1 : yes I got the black 80mm ones. I wanted some smaller one to make sure they were not going to be pressing hard like the original ones (100mm I thing).

2 : no the original bold were long enough.